The Make or Break of Your Next Event

By Amy Karas, Convention Sales & Marketing Manager, Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau

Many are familiar with the old adage “location, location, location.” However, location can truly make—or break—your next conference or special event. As a meeting planner, it is important for your event attendees to feel inspired and engaged during their time at your event and you want them to feel that way both inside and outside the meeting room.

Inside the Meeting Room

The Fox Cities have 14 hotel properties that offer bright and comfortable meeting spaces for groups of all sizes. Some of these venues also provide full-service, on-site banquet and catering services.  Meeting planners and attendees enjoy the walkability our area offers, especially downtown Appleton which provides nightlife, dining, live music and much more just steps from downtown hotels and the new 38,000 square-foot Fox Cities Exhibition Center.

If your event needs a little something extra, I encourage you to check into our unique meeting spaces. Your array of options includes historic buildings that offer character and ambiance to facilities that offer waterfront or Fox Cities Stadium views.  You can also let nature inspire your creativity by letting one of our nature centers be your host.

Outside the Meeting Room

Convention and special events are continually drawn to our 19-community area for the urban setting, yet we still offer many amenities that you’d find in larger cities without losing our small-town hospitality, safety and affordability. Many exciting and fun group activity and dining options are located just steps outside area hotels. Group tickets for a Broadway show at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, tasting craft beers at our local breweries or searching quaint shops for the perfect gift are just a taste of what our downtowns and surrounding areas have to offer. These types of activities are sure to energize and engage your attendees while also promoting beneficial networking and team-building opportunities.

Start Planning

Our Sales and Services team here at the Fox Cities CVB is ready to assist you with all of your planning needs. Our years of expertise, along with the many additional resources we can offer you, will help take your event to the next level.

Contacts

Amy Karas, Convention Sales & Marketing Manager
(920) 734-3358 | [email protected]

Alison Hutchinson, Convention Sales & Marketing Representative
(920) 734-3358 | [email protected]

Jennifer Hecht, Visitor Services Manager
(920) 734-3358 | [email protected]